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From Gardens to Greenways: Huntsville’s Investment in its Outdoor Gems

The City of Huntsville supports four great organizations — Huntsville Botanical Garden, Burritt on the Mountain, the Land Trust of...

The Huntsville Depot: Where Alabama Rails Meet Huntsville’s Roots

Located in the heart of downtown Huntsville, the historic Huntsville Depot is one of the oldest surviving railroad depots in...

The memory map: Huntsville’s digital revival of forgotten places

How do you preserve a place that is no longer standing or has undergone dramatic changes in appearance or even...

Project Lifesaver: Protecting Huntsville’s most vulnerable

Imagine the fear and helplessness of discovering a loved one with Alzheimer’s, autism or a brain injury has wandered off...

‘A group of rock stars’: The heroes of Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s Communications

The dreaded three-digit phone number, 9-1-1. The one phone call no one ever wants to make, but when you do,...

Blades of glory: How a trimmed lawn helps your neighborhood shine

As spring turns to summer, the City of Huntsville’s Community Development team knows one thing for sure—grass season is in...

From public history to public impact: Meet Burritt’s new CEO Melanie Thornton

“The past is not the property of historians; it is a public possession. It belongs to anyone who is aware...

John Fischer takes the leash as Huntsville’s new Animal Services Director

For new Huntsville Animal Services Director John Fischer, animals have been one of the few constants in life. Growing up...

HPD looking for dispatchers to get help where help is needed

Help begins here in this sprawling spacecraft-like room with oversized computer monitors displaying maps and a blur of other information....

Huntsville employees, citizens step up during paralyzing ice storm

Amid the cold, there was compassion. Amid the dreariness, there was determination. For City of Huntsville front-line employees, it was...